To think engagement photo shoots are the cringiest of cringe

[DollyMixture99]

And I will definitely not be having one!

YANBU.

But then I feel the same about any sort of photo shoots, including weddings.

I also didn't get engaged before I got married.

Perhaps I'm an old miser.

I think they're cheesy and naff, but each to their own.
I was only thinking the other day that the amount of money spent on wedding photography is daft considering most people never really look at them after the first year.

Not even sure where my wedding album is now, haven't looked at it for approx 15 yrs.

I had an engagement photo shoot, my then dfiance and I were living in Canada and he thought it would be a brilliant idea as I hate having my photo taken (I much much prefer taking photos) end result? A couple of ok ones and the rest with me looking either miserable or like Rudolph (Canadian winters are not a good time to have this done when you hate the cold, apparently it was romantic)

As I didn't end up marrying him it was all a waste of time, I wouldn't have it done again although some friends at the time had theirs done in summer and they did look good, not overly staged

Ours was included in the package, we didn't share the pictures with anyone, we have had some printed up for home though.

Was useful to discuss things with the photographer - did it at our venues so discussed various options for photos. Did seem to be 'standard' these days on all the packages we looked at.

I wouldn't have paid extra for it and the photos were good to see the quality prior to the day - although the wedding photos were nowhere near as good as the engagement shoot ones but thats another story!!!

Very cringey and those awful pregnancy photos that people seem to have started having done (esp my FB friends in Australia).

I hate photos of myself though so the thought of staged photos makes me feel a little bit of vomit in the back of my throat

Am I right in thinking these are very popular over the pond and have now made their way over here along with baby showers and proms??

cantbelieve yes! that's exactly it. It's overly manufactured cheese from the States that has made it over here. I feel the same way about baby showers and bridal registers, though I'm sure I'll be slated for those opinions!

I've never seen a decent engagement photo shoot. They're all twee walks in fields/beaches, gazing into each others' eyes, cuddling with the dog etc etc. Yawn.

I've never seen or heard of those pregnancy photographs. They mustn't have reached Ireland yet, but are no doubt on their way. I can't wait .

People can do what they like IMHO and if they want to piss money up the wall on crap like that then it is their look out.

However I think that people need to understand that while people are very happy that you are happy and in love very few people except maybe your Mum and Nan give a shit beyond, 'oh that's lovely news', certainly not enough to want to look at twee pictures.
And, newsflash, when you have stopped being engaged and got married and had babies, life caries on. No matter what your wedding was like you are still as married as everyone else. You will still have to change the bed sheets, cook dinner and wipe your arse like the rest of us.

Not that I'm bitter and twisted you understand.

Oh gosh... the pregnancy shoot... an ex colleague had one done and plastered it all over facebook. I had never seen one before and really found it hard not to laugh. However neither her nor her partner is British so maybe it's just not something that we really do here. It seems it's catching on though.

I didn't even realise they were a "thing" until around this time this last year.

I'm sure many are nice, tasteful.

The colleague who had said photoshoot definitely went for the tacky and embarrassing though.

Op, has anyone actually asked you to marry them?

Goodness me, what a snide comment.

Yes they have actually, not that it matters .

Reepits

I got married the week before last and still think they're shit.